The Pallavas ruled in the parts of South India between 575 AD and 897 AD . They played and important role in the political, social and cultural history of South India. Early Pallavas Pallava king Singhvarmana defeated the Ikshvaku king Rudrapurushadatta in 300 CE and established Pallava rule in Coastal Andhra . His dominion extended from the Krishna to the South Pennar and upto Bellary disttrict. Vishnugopa became the next Pallava ruler. During his rule, Samudragupta invaded south India and defeated him. Trilochan Pallava was the next Pallava ruler. The Chola king Karikala attacked the Pallavas. Nandivarman-I was the last of the early Pallava kings. during his time the Pallava kingdom experienced the invasion of the Kalabhras. Imperial Pallavas Simhavishnu (575-590AD) was the first Pallava ruler in this line. He defeated the Kalabhras , and the rulers of Cholas, Pandeyas and Cheras . Mahendravarman-I (590-630AD), the son on Simhavishnu, became the next ruler. The ...
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